baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2495774-A (GB)
Title: Laser diode grid element comprised of standard laser diodes on a heat exchange plate and PCB
Inventor: JANSSENS PETER ERIC RITA
IPC: G02B27/09
Filed: 2011-10-21
Abstract: A laser diode grid element 200 is disclosed, comprised of a plurality of laser diodes G adapted for generating a plurality of laser beams. The plurality of laser diodes G are arranged along a corresponding flat surface whilst collimation of the issuing laser beams is achieved by a moulded collimating lens array 71. The issuing collimated light beams are substantially perpendicular (fig 5). The laser diodes are housed in standard packages (1, fig 1) each comprising of a base plate 2 serving as a cooling surface for the laser diode, a metal housing 3, and at least two driving pins 5 which extend from the laser diode through the base plate 2 and which are used for driving the laser diode within the package. The laser diode grid element further comprises a heat exchanger plate (heat sink) 11 arranged to be in contact with the base plate of the laser diodes. A PCB 12 may also be arranged below the heatsink and wherein the driving pins of each laser diode extend at least partially through the heat sink and may extend to the underlying PCB 12 to form an electrical contact. Connections can be made from the PCB to the LED driving pins by means of extension pins. The arrangement of the diodes conforms to a pattern of spaces which differ in the 2 axes having a vertical inter-diode spacing and a horizontal inter-diode spacing corresponding to the fast and the slow axis. Liquid cooling may also be included within the heat exchanger plate 11 in the form of channels (111 fig 16) in the heat exchange plate 11, preferably along the fast axis and which may be wider in the areas of higher local laser diode density. The issuing collimated laser light beams from the laser diodes may be combined by means of a plurality of mirrors or prisms into a predetermined output aperture. Two or three laser grid elements may be combined to provide additional laser beams through the aperture (figures 2, 4, 5 and 8)
Patent GB-2496452-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft seat with position and condition sensors
Inventor: JERRETT ARTHUR
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2011-11-14
Abstract: An aircraft seat 1 has a backrest 6 and footrest7 that are movable between a reclined position and a Taxi, Take-off or Landing (TTL) position by means of actuators 3a,3b via a control panel 9. The actuators include position encoders for producing a position signal indicating if the seat is in the TTL position. The seat also has an occupancy sensor 10 for producing an occupancy signal indicating if the seat is occupied. The seat also has a seat belt 12 and includes a seat belt sensor 14 for producing a seat belt signal indicating if the seat belt buckle 13 is fastened. The signals produced by the position and condition sensors are fed to a controller 5 which is configured to determine if the seat is ready for taxi, take-off or landing.
Patent GB-2502792-A (GB)
Title: Reference symbols transmitted in a control channel by a first access point overlap with reference symbols transmitted by a second access point
Inventor: KOSKELA TIMO
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: A first set of one or more reference symbols 51, e.g. used for access point detection, synchronisation and/or channel estimation, is transmitted by a first access point in a control channel 41 of a system frame comprising a plurality of control channels and incorporating control channel frequency reuse. The reference symbols 51 of the first set overlap with at least one reference symbol in a second set of one or more reference symbols 51 transmitted by a second access point. The first and second access points may share a common data channel and multiple configurations for the reference symbols 51 may also be provided, including a minimum configuration, wherein qualities of the configurations are based on radio environment characteristics, such as delay spread or Doppler of an associated channel.
Patent GB-2494025-A (GB)
Title: Device and method of outputting information regarding a vehicle
Inventor: WENDT JUERGEN
IPC: B60W50/14
Filed: 2012-07-25
Abstract: In order to impart a driver with an improved knowledge of vehicle functions, a device comprises a first storage means such as memory chips 1 for retrievably storing items of information, a first means 3 which determines a workload of the driver that may include dynamic vehicle data such as acceleration, pitch, yaw etc, a second means such as central computer 5 that provides an associated priority to each item of information, and an output means such as a monitor 7. If the determined workload undershoots a predetermined limit workload, the item of information with the highest priority is output via the output means 7, wherein the second means 5 is embodied and equipped in such a manner, that following outputting of an item of information through the output means 7, the priority of this item of information is reduced.
Patent GB-2504935-A (GB)
Title: Associating ancillary information with an application user interface
Inventor: CLARK DAVID
IPC: H04M1/72469
Filed: 2012-08-13
Abstract: A method of associating user interface elements (202) e.g. menu items or push buttons or voice menus with ancillary information (204) e.g. help information or an alternative language for the interface element, to the user interface elements. The method includes creating one or more items of user interface element ancillary information; receiving a request for user interface clement ancillary information, the request identifying the context (e.g. an ID for the interface element) in which the information is to be used; searching the one or more items of user interface element ancillary information for items matching the context in which the information is to be used; and returning one or more items of user interface element ancillary information matching the context in which the information is to be used. Crowd sourcing may be used to create ancillary information and external search services may also be used.
Patent GB-2493295-A (GB)
Title: Decontamination method
Inventor: FOMINA MARINA
IPC: C12R1/00
Filed: 2011-03-30
Abstract: A method of decontaminating a surface includes providing a discrete portion of a solid matrix and either; providing a microorganism capable of removing contaminants at or near the surface and inoculating the portion of solid matrix with the microorganism or; providing a decontaminating fluid capable of removing contaminants at or near the surface and soaking the portion of solid matrix with the decontaminating fluid. The discrete portion of solid matrix is placed in contact with the surface and removed after a selected period of time.
Patent GB-2499691-A (GB)
Title: Double lined shielding pocket arrangement
Inventor: KENNEDY LINDA
IPC: A45C11/00
Filed: 2012-10-26
Abstract: A shielding apparatus including a double-lined container has an outer pocket 10, and inner pocket 30 mounted within the outer pocket 10. The inner and outer pockets 10, 30 each form an enclosure having a continuous closed edge interrupted by an opening 28, 48. The continuous closed edge 20, 14, 22 of the outer pocket 10 is adjacent the continuous closed edge 32, 38, 34 of the inner pocket 30, and the opening 28 of the outer pocket 10 is adjacent the opening 48 f the inner pocket 30. A first plurality of stitches 38 and folds 32 are included in the continuous closed edge of the inner pocket 30 and a second plurality of stitches 26 and folds 14 are included in the continuous closed edge of the outer pocket 10. Other similar embodiments are disclosed all of which form a double lined pocket arrangement where folds and stitching positions of the respective pockets are not aligned so as to maximise the shielding ability of the arrangement. Use with cell / mobile phones, credit / identification cards etc is noted.
Patent GB-2499082-A (GB)
Title: Managing Tracking Loops for Enhanced Sensitivity Tracking of GNSS Signals
Inventor: LENNEN GARY
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 2012-12-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for making accuracy improvements to a GPS receiver's navigation calculations especially when satellite signals are weak. According to a first aspect, the invention includes extreme sensitivity GNSS tracking loops such as first order code tracking loop 202 and a second order carrier AFC tracking loop 204. In embodiments, the tracking loops are self-bandwidth normalizing and the loop bandwidths automatically narrow with reduced signal strength eg. CNO. A claimed embodiment comprises a magnitude estimator that determines an estimate of GNSS signal strength, formed in block 206 from the on-frequency I and Q correlators. A tracking loop discriminator 208,212 receives the estimate and automatically sets a bandwidth of the tracking loop discriminator based on the estimate. A loop filter 210, 214 that receives an output from a tracking loop discriminator provides a value that is used to control an oscillator in a tracking loop.
Patent GB-2510902-A (GB)
Title: Food Processor Arrangements
Inventor: FIELDS ROBERT
IPC: A47J43/07
Filed: 2013-02-19
Abstract: This invention relates to food processor arrangements, of the kind in which the food processor is fitted with a cutter plate located just beneath the lid of its bowl and close to a feed-tube entry through the lid, and the cutter plate, which is in the form of a disc carrying a blade, is rotated rapidly by means of an electric motor. The invention provides an arrangement in which individual cutter plates are made in sections which can be opened out to form complete cutter plates 12a and re-positioned and overlain for compact storage. In preferred embodiments, each cutter plate comprises two generally semi-circular sections 42, 44 with co-operating central portions allowing the two sections to form a complete disc or to be axially moved and rotated relative to one another so that one section overlies the other. In some particularly preferred embodiments of the invention, the central portions of the two sections of the cutter plate are provided with co-operative adjustable components whereby the height of the blade above the section which carries it can be adjusted so as to provide several cutting heights with one cutter plate.
Patent GB-2515460-A (GB)
Title: Near-eye device
Inventor: CHRISTMAS JAMIESON
IPC: G03H1/08
Filed: 2013-04-12
Abstract: There is provided a near-eye device for augmenting a real world view. The near-eye device comprises a spatial light modulator LCOS SLM 507 comprising an array of phase modulating elements arranged to apply a phase delay distribution to incident light output by light source 50. The device further comprises a collimating lens 503 and beam splitter 505 located between the light source and SLM. A beam combiner 509 comprises a first optical input arranged to receive light 521 from the spatial light modulator and a second optical input for receiving a field of view of the real world 523. Light from inputs 521 and 523 are combined by beam combiner 509 and output as a beam 525 towards a viewer 513 who perceives the real world image augmented by phase-only holographic domain data representative of an image produced by the SLM. The hologram may be a Fourier or Fresnel hologram.
Patent GB-2500508-A (GB)
Title: Interface design of tsp shear cutters
Inventor: YU FENG
IPC: B22F3/12
Filed: 2011-10-28
Abstract: A method of forming a cutting element is disclosed, wherein the method includes forming a substrate body, forming an intermediate layer on the substrate body, forming a diamond table, and positioning the diamond table on the intermediate layer, such that the intermediate layer is disposed between the substrate body and the diamond table. The intermediate layer has a base portion having a base height and a ring portion having a ring height HR, wherein the intermediate layer has a height HT equal to the sum of the base height and ring height. The diamond table has a cutting layer having a cutting layer diameter D1 and a cutting layer height HE and a protrusion having a protrusion diameter D2 and a protrusion height HP.
Patent GB-2516863-A (GB)
Title: Helmet Visor
Inventor: DUFTY KENNETH JAMES
IPC: A42B3/26
Filed: 2013-08-01
Abstract: A visor 100 suitable for a helmet comprising a transparent element 10, a wiper 2 and a wiper motor 1, the wiper removing moisture from an outside surface of the transparent element and a heater 4 in thermal contact with an interior surface of the transparent element to remove condensed moisture. The wiper may be resiliently flexible and may comprise cleaning means. The heater is preferably partially embedded in the transparent element and may comprise a transparent conducting material. The visor may also comprise indicator means to indicate when a turn indicator 5 or brake light 8 of a vehicle is active. The visor may further comprise a video camera to capture a rearward of forward view, and a video display device 6 to transmit the camera view to the user. The visor may comprise a thermochromic or photochromic element.
Patent GB-2518237-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for characterising fragmentation of an explosive device
Inventor: FLYNN DENNIS JOSEPH
IPC: G01L5/14
Filed: 2013-09-17
Abstract: In a method of characterising fragmentation of an explosive device 110, an image of a witness plate 100 which has been impacted by fragments is received. The image is warped to remove deformations of the plate 100 in the image. Strike damage sites caused by impact of the fragments are marked and the position and area of each of the marked strike damage sites are recorded.
Patent GB-2518828-A (GB)
Title: Tableware
Inventor: HALLS EMMA JANE
IPC: A63F11/00
Filed: 2013-09-30
Abstract: An item of tableware such as a bowl or plate is provided with indicia B, and comprises integral selection means A bearing corresponding indicia for randomly selecting the indicia provided on the bowl/plate. The bowl/plate indicia B may be located such that they are covered when food is placed on or in the bowl/plate, and are revealed when the food is eaten. The selector A preferably comprises a rotatable element bearing the corresponding indicia, and is preferably provided at or towards the periphery or lip C of the bowl/plate. The indicia may relate to a game or story, with the intention that the game or story is used as an incentive or reward for a child eating food from the bowl/plate, e.g. by encouraging a child to eat food from a part of the plate indicated by the selector. In an embodiment the tableware is a cup or mug (see figures 3i and 3ii).
Patent GB-2523721-A (GB)
Title: Pipe Work Joist-Hanger
Inventor: GAYLE MICHAEL
IPC: F16L3/12
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: A fixing clamp for attaching a pipe or conduit to a joist or other horizontal framework installations comprises means for supporting the pipe or conduit and a centrally aligned hole or a double screw port for nailing or screwing the clamp to timber. The clamp can be used to fix a pipe or conduit to a joist supporting a floor or a suspended ceiling.
Patent GB-2512208-A (GB)
Title: NMR probe head with variable RF resonant circuit capacitor which can be adjusted in steps via a piezo-electric actuator
Inventor: BAUMANN DANIEL GUY
IPC: G01R33/30
Filed: 2014-03-07
Abstract: An NMR probe head with a capacitor that is motorized and tuneable by means of a piezo-electric actuator 12 with a dielectric 5, which surrounds a cavity 15 and which is connected to one electrode 6 to a first electrical potential of the capacitor, wherein, in the cavity, a capacitor piston 7 with an electrically conductive surface is disposed, which is displaced linearly by application of a sawtooth-waveform electric voltage to the piezo-electric actuator, characterized in that, that the piezo-electric actuator is disposed outside the cavity as an extension of the capacitor piston axis a, that a sliding bush 9 connected to the dielectric is provided with a through hole 16, in which a piston operating rod 8 extends, which operates the capacitor piston that can be displaced in the cavity and is connected to the piezo-electric actuator in such a way that it displaces the capacitor piston linearly when the sawtooth voltage is applied, and that the sliding bush applies braking friction to the piston operating rod during linear displacement of the capacitor piston and only allows the piston operating rod to slide through during the steep edges of the sawtooth voltage.
Patent GB-2513005-A (GB)
Title: System and method for data entity identification and analysis of maintenance data
Inventor: GUJJAR VINEEL CHANDRAKANTH
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: A method (38) for identifying and analyzing data entities from (maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)) data is provided and includes obtaining (42) MRO data (40) comprising unstructured text information. The method includes performing named entity recognition (70) on the MRO data to extract entities from the unstructured text information and label the entities with a tag to identify the entities as a part, issue or corrective action for example. The method further includes analyzing (74) the labelled entities via a heuristic to estimate an effectiveness of a fix for a specific issue or to estimate the reliability of a component. The MRO data entities may not include identifiable fields being raw unprocessed data which may require processing such as spelling correction or synonym normalization. Many types of analysis may be performed on the labels or tags and the algorithms/models/heuristics to identify relationships or patterns in the data.
Patent GB-2524494-A (GB)
Title: Shimming device for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus with enhanced cooling and method for providing such a device
Inventor: KRUP MARCEL JAN MARIE
IPC: G01R33/3873
Filed: 2014-03-24
Abstract: A device to shim the magnetic field of an MRI apparatus comprises a retaining element mounted on an outer vacuum chamber bore (OVCB) tube 1 of the MRI apparatus. In the space 6 between the retaining element 2 and the OVCB tube at least one shim assembly 7 and at least one hose element/cooling tube 8, which can be filled with cooling fluid, are arranged. The retaining element may be a U-shaped clamp and may be welded to the OVCB tube. The hose element may be flat when unfilled, made of PVC and when filled with cooling fluid is pressed to the shim assembly and the retaining element. The shim assembly may be arranged between the retaining element and the hose element (fig 2). The shim assembly may be a single shim element or a shim tray containing several elements.
Patent GB-2511239-A (GB)
Title: Method of tandem mass spectrometry
Inventor: MAKAROV ALEXANDER ALEKSEEVICH
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2012-12-24
Abstract: A method of tandem mass spectrometry is disclosed. A quasi-continuous stream of ions from an ion source (20) and having a relatively broad range of mass to charge ratio ions is segmented temporally into a plurality of segments. Each segment is subjected to an independently selected degree of fragmentation, so that, for example, some segments of the broad mass range are fragmented whilst others are not. The resultant ion population, containing both precursor and fragment ions, is analyzed in a single acquisition cycle using a high resolution mass analyser (150). The technique allows the analysis of the initial ion population to be optimized for analytical limitations.
Patent GB-2530567-A (GB)
Title: Backup module for daisy chain networks
Inventor: MERLET HERVÃ
IPC: H04L12/40
Filed: 2014-09-26
Abstract: In a daisy-chain Local Area Network of devices (eg. cameras 504 in a video surveillance network) fed by both data and power signals (eg. Power over Coax, PoC), an interconnection device 300 (300-0, 300-1 fig. 3) having two ports P1 & P2 provides impedance matching, power management functions and a backup loop for cable or network failures (fig. 7). Detection units 505, 507 detect reference signals controlled by a controller 503, which adapts impedance via switches 511-513 and resistor 514 when the ports are connected or disconnected to allow or block the data or power signals. Devices may be placed in pass through mode (eg. cameras 603, 604, fig. 6) or active mode (601, 602).
Patent GB-2525065-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum switching devices
Inventor: FALKINGHAM LESLIE THOMAS
IPC: H01H33/666
Filed: 2015-02-03
Abstract: An alternating current vacuum switching device 100 for switching an electrical circuit under load, no load, or short-circuit conditions 100 comprises a fixed electrode 120 and a moving electrode 122 wholly within an evacuated housing 110. An actuator 144 moves the moving electrode 122, to mechanically engage and disengage the fixed electrode 122, to perform a switching function. The first electrode 122 is wholly located, and movement for the switching function occurs solely, within the vacuum evacuated housing 110. Actuator 44 may have a winding (fig 4, 144) that can be located externally or internally (fig 6) to the vacuum envelope. The moving electrode can be magnetically latched in either the engaged or the disengaged position using a permanent magnet (fig 7, 162) that acts on an iron stem 142, holding it in either make or break position of contacts 126, 128, with a magnetic field that can be overcome using coils (fig 7, 164,160) to actuate the switch. By having movement of the switching function solely within the housing a prior art bellows is not required, improving reliability of the vacuum switch.
Patent GB-2535201-A (GB)
Title: Link member for a flywheel
Inventor: DOUG CROSS
IPC: H02K7/02
Filed: 2015-02-12
Abstract: A flywheel system including a torque transmitting link member 14 is provided. The flywheel system comprises a housing 1 within which there is a chamber in which a flywheel 3 on a shaft 4 rotates. The shaft 4 is mounted on the housing 1 via at least one damper 6, 7 which may allow but constrain and/or damp movement of the flywheel 3 and shaft 4 relative to the housing 1. The flywheel system is provided with a flywheel lubrication system. Movement of the flywheel shaft 4 relative to the housing 1 is accommodated by a link member 14 which is arranged to allow the flywheel shaft 4 to move relative to the housing 1 without causing damage to the flywheel drive system. The link member 14 also prevents a sealing arrangement 11 from becoming damaged or becoming ineffective, thus preventing the flywheel system fluid and the flywheel drive system fluid from contaminating one another. The link member 14 may also act as a mechanical fuse.
Patent GB-2536621-A (GB)
Title: Bag
Inventor: BRIAN DUTRO
IPC: A61B50/31
Filed: 2015-03-16
Abstract: A bag (101, Figure 1) which is suitable for transporting a defibrillator is disclosed. The bag comprises an enclosure, an exterior portion (110, Figure 1), a tie or strap 202, and a handle 205. A defibrillator may rest on the exterior portion (110) and be secured to the exterior portion (110) using the strap 202. The strap 202 has a handle 205 and the defibrillator is disposed between the handle 205 and the tie 202 when it is secured to the exterior portion. Preferably the strap or tie 202 has a quick release connector, such as a snap fit connector or a buckle 307. Preferably the handle has a base plate 203, which is flush with the defibrillator. The strap 202 may also comprise a buckle 307 to allow its length to be adjusted.